VK3YE amateur radio pages

amateur radio qrp & portable antennas

pic of homebrew rx

QRP low power amateur radio
1. What's possible

2. QRP activity

3. QRP frequencies

4. Ten steps to QRP success

5. QRP awards/contests

6. QRP equipment

7. QRP project ideas

8. QRP club

9. QRP mailing list

QRP index page

Antennas

1. A compact L-match ATU for portable use

2. The versatile end-fed wire

3. A QRP DX antenna

4. The 'Shoddytenna': 160m vertical for portable use

5. Antennas for confined spaces  

6. More antennas for confined spaces

7. Pedestrian mobile HF antenna

8. A magnetic loop antenna for 40 to 17m

9. A magnetic loop antenna for 160 to 15m

10. Build a hanging dipole for 2m

 

 

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1997-2012.

Material may not be reproduced without permission.

amateur radio construction projects

amateur radio projects

Receivers
1. A simple crystal set

2. More crystal sets  

3. Novel crystal set requires no antenna, earth

4. Moorabbin regenerative AM receiver

5. Hear Amateurs on your shortwave radio

6. High quality AM through your FM stereo

7. Hear Amateurs on your FM Radio

8. Car radio tunes the amateur bands

9. LF to HF converter 

10.  50 MHz to 146 MHz converter  

11. 80m direct conversion receiver

12. 80m superhet receiver

Transmitters

1. Frequency agile 80m CW transmitter

2.  80 metre DSB transmitter 

3.  One Valve CW transmitter 

4. Two Valve CW transmitter

5. Wide-swing variable crystal oscillator

6.  RF actuated CW monitor 

7.  Morse adaptor for your VHF/UHF FM rig

8. A two-way Morse practice set

Test Equipment

1. QRP power meter

2. Simple test equipment to build

3.  Dip oscillator for HF 

4. 3 - 12 MHz Signal generator

5.  CMOS IC audio oscillator

6. Dual tone audio oscillator

7. 1A variable regulated power supply

amateur radio articles (1995 - 2000)

Amateur radio articles
1. Australian amateur radio FAQ (link)

2. Licence-free activities

3. Getting licensed

4. First contacts

5. A VHF/UHF primer

6. Voice repeater basics

7. Introduction to Internet Repeater Linking  

8. Your first HF transceiver

9. Operating HF - Part 1

10. Operating HF - Part 2

11. HamBabble - making sense of what's said on the bands

12. Radio contesting

13. Top of the Dial: 160 metres in Melbourne

14. Ten metres for the newcomer

15. Making the most of Cycle 23 (or 24)

16. Operating portable

17. Operating from tall buildings

18. Transmitting from public transport  

19. Amateur radio direction finding

20. Computers in amateur radio

21. An introduction to packet radio

22. Amateur radio's 'hidden curriculum'

23. A guide to test equipment

24. Homebrewing for the novice

25. Radio hints and tips

26. Exploring rechargeable batteries

amateur radio videos (2008 -)

VK3YE YouTube channel

Over 100 videos on various aspects of amateur radio

radio listening, scanning, cb & other

Broadcast and shortwave listening

Broadcast & shortwave listening

equipment and frequency guide

 

VHF and UHF scanning

VHF & UHF scanning

frequencies, equipment and antennas

 

outback and marine

Outback & marine

a quick overview

 

HF and UHF CB radio

Citizens band

equipment, antennas and capabilities